Film
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
2026 · 1h 40m · Documentary
A film over 50 years in the making.
- Metacritic
- 94
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Overview
A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker William Greaves has one last trick up his sleeve with what he considered the most important event he captured on film: a 1972 party he engineered with the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance.
Cast
Aaron Douglas
Self (archival footage)
Richard Bruce Nugent
Self (archival footage)
Ernest Crichlow
Self (archival footage)
Eubie Blake
Self (archival footage)
Leigh Whipper
Self (archival footage)
Arna Bontemps
Self (archival footage)
William Greaves
Self (archival footage)
James Van Der Zee
Self (archival footage)
Ida Mae Cullen
Self (archival footage)
Noble Sissle
Self (archival footage)
Romare Bearden
Self (archival footage)
Crew
- William GreavesDirector
- David GreavesDirector
- Liani GreavesProducer
- Anne de MareProducer · Editor
- Matthew J. HoffmanProducer
- Bella RacklinProducer
- Tamar-kaliOriginal Music Composer
- Lynn TrueEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 16, 2026
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Documentary
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